she was powerful not because she wasn't scared,
but because she went on strongly despite her fear.
but because she went on strongly despite her fear.
She agreed with Huehuecoyotl, the world was certainly less agreeable when stress was near. This is the reason she cherished the tranquil days - the ones where the ticking of time was silent and slow and the birdsong came so sweetly, almost tangible, like softly dusted sugar. It was easy to sit upon the clouds that were her dreams as they condensed to form various ideas and perspectives that quenched her mind. It was on quiet days, much like this one, that ideas came from simple things: the heavens, the soil, and the creatures between. "Aye," she began, agreeing with him. "And this world is so easily unpleasant already," she added, her voice as warm as an early summer breeze and steadier than even her own robust heartbeat.
The stallion asked for her court, something Maerys had yet to be asked by anyone. Most of the time she announced her court along with her name or those she spoke to were of the same court and such a formality was skipped over. Vibrant and curious, he claims himself to be a vagabond and Maerys can't help but wonder why? Did he not find security and support in a herd? When she had joined Dawn Court she instantly had thirty or more horses she esteemed fully; she promptly had comrades with the same drive and ambition as herself. "Dawn Court soldier," comes her initial response. After just a brief pause she adds: "why didst thee choose not to join a court?" The inquiry arises from interest rather than judgment as it may have from others. The girl respected his decision to wander alone, though she would never advise it.
As most knew (or would find out soon), Novus could be as dangerous and beguiling as it could be safe. Maerys had been warned by several of monsters that lurked among them - hidden in the shadows of the world around them. In her fleeting time here, she'd seen a volcano that appeared and disappeared in a matter of days, leaving behind an entire island that had not previously existed. She'd seen joy, grief, wonder, and terror. She'd witnessed a myriad of equine whose colors she did not know could even exist on them. She'd seen some with fins, horns, wings, and deformities that both were an ailment and a gift. Magic also coursed through the bones of most of the beasts that resided here. Novus seemed expressly more irregular than most areas, which only fueled Maerys' desire to be in a court.
The girl, both brave and fairly independent, could simply just not fathom that some chose to walk alone in these lands.
The stallion asked for her court, something Maerys had yet to be asked by anyone. Most of the time she announced her court along with her name or those she spoke to were of the same court and such a formality was skipped over. Vibrant and curious, he claims himself to be a vagabond and Maerys can't help but wonder why? Did he not find security and support in a herd? When she had joined Dawn Court she instantly had thirty or more horses she esteemed fully; she promptly had comrades with the same drive and ambition as herself. "Dawn Court soldier," comes her initial response. After just a brief pause she adds: "why didst thee choose not to join a court?" The inquiry arises from interest rather than judgment as it may have from others. The girl respected his decision to wander alone, though she would never advise it.
As most knew (or would find out soon), Novus could be as dangerous and beguiling as it could be safe. Maerys had been warned by several of monsters that lurked among them - hidden in the shadows of the world around them. In her fleeting time here, she'd seen a volcano that appeared and disappeared in a matter of days, leaving behind an entire island that had not previously existed. She'd seen joy, grief, wonder, and terror. She'd witnessed a myriad of equine whose colors she did not know could even exist on them. She'd seen some with fins, horns, wings, and deformities that both were an ailment and a gift. Magic also coursed through the bones of most of the beasts that resided here. Novus seemed expressly more irregular than most areas, which only fueled Maerys' desire to be in a court.
The girl, both brave and fairly independent, could simply just not fathom that some chose to walk alone in these lands.
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